Choose the singular or plural verb that is required by the subject.

1. The US has/have a population of around 250 million.

2. The news about Mr. Hogan is/are surprising.

3. Massachusetts is/are a state in the northeastern part of the US.

4. Physics seeks/seek to understand the mysteries of the physical world.

5. Statistics is/are a branch of maths.

6. The statistics in that report on oil production is/are incorrect.

7. Fifty minutes is/are the maximum length of time allowed for the exam.

8. Twenty dollars is/are an unreasonable price for the necklace.

9. The police is/are prepared in case of riot.

10. The English is/are proud, independent people.

11. English is/are not my native language.

12. Portuguese is/are somewhat similar to Spanish, aren’t/isn’t it?

13. The poor is/are helped by government programs.

14. The weather in the southern states gets/get very hot during the summer.

15. The results of Dr. Noll’s experiment was/were published in a scientific journal.

16. Bob and his friends is/are coming to the anniversary party tomorrow night.

17. Every woman, man, and child is/are protected under the law.

18. Washing the dishes is/are not her job.

19. Some of the furniture in our apartment is/are secondhand.

20. At least three-quarters of that book on famous Americans is/are about people who lived in the 19^th century.

21. One of the countries I would like to visit is/are Italy.

22. Some of the cities I’d like to visit is/are Rome and Venice.

23. Each student in the class has/have to have a book.

24. Each of the students has/have a notebook.

25. None of the students was/were late today.

26. The number of students in this room right now is/are twenty.

27. A number of students in the class speaks/speak English well.

28. Ten minutes is/are more than enough to complete this exercise.

29. The old in my country is/are cared for by their children.

30. Oranges, tomatoes, fresh strawberries, cabbage, and green lettuce is/are rich in vitamin C.

31. Only the black widow spider, of all the spiders in the US, has/have caused death.

32. Almost every professor and student approves/approve of the choice of Dr. Brown as the new president.

33. Making pies and cakes is/are Mrs. Reed’s responsibility.

34. Some of the fruit is/are rotten.

35. Half of the students in the class is/are from Arabic-speaking countries.

36. Half on the money belongs/belong to me.

37. A lot of clothing in those stores is/are from southern Asia.

38. A number of students is/are absent today.

39. Does/Do all of the homework have to be finished by tomorrow?

40. What percentage of the earth’s surface is/are covered by water?

41. What percentage of the people in the world is/are illiterate?

42. Does/Do any of you know the answer to that question?

43. Both my aunt and my brother is/are here.

44. Not only my mother but also my friend is/are here.

45. Neither my uncle nor my girlfriend is/are at home.

46. Either my friends or my relatives is/are not satisfied.

47. Neither my sister nor my parents is/are sleeping.